How did Nepalese journalist die?

Thursday 20 September 2007 05.15 EDT
First published on Thursday 20 September 2007 05.15 EDT

The Paris-based press watchdog, Reporters Without Borders, is calling for an official inquiry into the death of Nepalese journalist Shankar Panthi, whose body was found by a roadside six days ago. Police quickly announced that he was the victim of a road accident but local people blocked roads in protest, arguing that he had been beaten to death. Panthi, a correspondent with the pro-Maoist daily, Naya Satta, was killed on his way back from covering the destruction of an office run by a pro-Maoist group. (Via Reporters without Borders)